Countries - Spanish-speaking

Countries

General

• Altapedia
• Country Studies
• Lengua - National Anthems (National Anthems with MP3 download; Color physical maps, political maps, key facts and statistics)
• Maps of the World (World maps in 800 themes)
• Country Links (Kids Konnect - Links for 42 different countries)
• World Time Server (Shows current time and date in cities and countries in all time zones, automatically adjusted for local Daylight Saving Time rules. Convert times from one location to another or check current international weather conditions.)
• CNN World
• Intellicast - World Weather (Satellite, temperature, precipitation, wind)
• Infoplease Countries (Geography, maps, flag, history, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy, government)
• UNICEF Statistics (Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children)
• Country Reports(Over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world; currency converter, geography games; available in French, German and Spanish; cultural, historical, statistical, and country Information)
• Aneki (Rankings and records of many countries around the world)
• World Bank (Searchable data on many countries)
• Fodors (Travel information)

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Spanish-speaking

• LANIC ( Latin American Network Information Center; search by country or subject)
• Latin World (Profiles of countries and cities)
• Countries and Capitals of Central and South America (You Tube - 1:35)

• Argentina

  • Argentina (You Tube 2:54 minutes)
  • Argentina - Good overview (10)
  • Argentina-Landscape with music (10)
  • Argentina - Slideshare (49 slides)

• Chiles

  • Puyehue Volcano Eruption Sites (Images, slide shows, articles)

• Costa Rica

  • Educational Reform of the 1980's (Educational Reforms in the 1980's - in Spanish - You Tube 2:22 minutes)
  • Educación Ambiental (Video about the importance of preserving water quality - Professionally made in Cartago - In Spanish - You Tube 10:00 minutes)
  • Costa Rica -official promo (Video by the Costa Rican Tourism Board - You Tube 8:25 minutes)
  • Costa Rica-biodivesity
  • Guanacaste - Beaches

• Guatemala

  • Rigoberta Menchú (Story of Nobel Peace Prize winner - in Spanish - You Tube 3:08 minutes)
  • Rigoberta Menchú (Rigoberta Menchú tells her personal story - in Spanish with an English translator - You Tube 9:22 minutes)

• Honduras

  • Honduras - Blog (Cultura)
• Mexico
  • Yucatán - Los cenotes (Tour of three different cenotes located in the Yucatán - You Tube 3:48 minutes - In English)
  • Mexonline (Activities, city guides, culture, food and drink, history, holidays, maps, shopping, travel)
  • Oaxaca
  • Geography of Mexico
  • Mexico City - Part I
  • Mexico - The Royal Tour (You Tube - 15:00)
  • Mexico - The Royal Tour (Part 2)
  • Inside Mexico

• Nicaragua

  • Nicaragua Video (You Tube Video - 4:02)

• Panama

  • Panama City and the Diablo Rojo buses (Explanation of the Diablo Rojo buses - You Tube 2:48 minutes - In English and Spanish with English subtitles)
• Puerto Rico
  • Ponce (Five reasons to visit Ponce - Travel video - You Tube - 4:52 minutes - In English)
  • Ponce - Architecture (You Tube - 5:51 minutes - With background music)
  • Puerto Rico (La Isla del Encanto - Tourist video - You Tube - 7:29 minutes)
  • Puerto Rico - Vidal Collection (Online exhibit celebrating the art and culture; lesson resources; interactive map)
  • Puerto Rico Ahora: an excellent guide to Puerto Rico. Includes a brief history of the island

• Spain

  • Customs and Culture of Spain
  • Regions of Spain
  • Alhambra Walking Tour (Excellent resource!)
  • Barcelona - La Sagrada Familia (33 slides)

Bolivia Web : links to all kinds Bolivian sites including history, art, government, radio and much more.

Bienvenidos a Colombia.com: links to tourism, business, culture, entertainment, weather and much more.

Costa Rica's Travel Board: everything you ever wanted to know about Costa Rica and travel opportunities there.

Guatemala: a site rich with Guatemalan culture, history, and travel information.

Visit Mexico: choose links or use the search feature to discover and explore Mexico and its culture.

IBW Internet Gateway Nicaragua: a well-organized site with links to news, economy, government, tourism, and more.

Red Científica Peruana: a view of Peru including links to Peruvian internet servers, archeology, songs, images, and more.

Córdoba, España: a city guide with beautiful graphics of well-known monuments and interesting parts of the city, as well as information about food, folklores, and “fiestas”.

Donostia - San Sebastian: contains links to everything you would want to know about this region of the Basque country.

Valencia: everything you ever wanted to know about la Comunidad Valenciana in Spanish. Links to cities as well as general regional information.

CyberSpain: great links to information on touring, leisure, art, culture, and traditions.

About Spain: A great internet-based tourist guide, with information on travel, cities, accommodation, festivals, virtual photo and video tours, and much more.

Visit Uruguay: links to maps, general country information, travel related resources.

Venezuela Tuya: take a virtual tour of Venezuela. Choose the region of interest and explore. History, geography, food, religion, and other links also available.